Numbers 15:32-41

32 And while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered firewood upon the sabbath day.

33 And those that found him gathering firewood brought him unto Moses and Aaron and unto all the congregation.

34 And they put him in ward because it was not declared what should be done to him.

35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

36 Then all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died, as the LORD commanded Moses.

37 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

38 Speak unto the sons of Israel and bid them that they make for themselves fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue.

39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe that ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, seeking after which ye fornicate.

40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God.

41 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. I AM your God.

Numbers 15:32-41 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 15

In this chapter the children of Israel are instructed about the meat offerings and drink offerings, and the quantities of them, which were always to go along with their burnt offerings and peace offerings they should offer when they came into the land of Canaan, Nu 15:1-12; and they are told that the same laws and ordinances would be binding equally on them that were of the country, and on the strangers in it, Nu 15:13-16; and an order is given them to offer a cake of the first dough for an heave offering, Nu 15:17-21; and they are directed what sacrifices to offer for sins of ignorance, both of the congregation and particular persons, Nu 14:22-29; but as for presumptuous sinners, they were to be cut off, Nu 14:30,31; and an instance is recorded of stoning a sabbath breaker, Nu 14:32-36; and the chapter is concluded with a law for wearing fringes on the borders of their garments, the use of which is expressed, Nu 14:35-41.